Michelle Staples-Horne, MD, MPH, CCHP

Dr. Michelle Staples-Horne has been the medical director for the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice for twelve years, and is responsible for providing medical services to youths served by the Department. She also is president-elect of the Society of Correctional Physicians, and serves on the Health Care Committee of the American Correctional Association and the Juvenile Health Committee for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care.

Dr. Staples-Horne has provided training and consultation to the National Institute on Corrections and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and contributed to several articles and books on correctional health care.

Location:

Decatur, GA

RESOURCES

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The Unseen Provider: Healthcare in Our Jails is a short documentary that explores the great potential health information exchange (HIE) presents to correctional institutions wanting to achieve continuity of care with community providers. It features Dr. Farzad Mostashari, former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and Dr. Jeffery Brenner, Director and Founder of Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers.

Issues with Electronic Health Records While COCHS has the perspective that the transparency of electronic health records (EHRs) can often be a human rights tool, especially in reference to injury reporting, it is apparent that there are multiple challenges with this technology. For more information on this matter please see this report from California Healthline.